Saint Jhn

Biography

Carlos St. John Phillips (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Saint Jhn (stylized as SAINt JHN; pronounced "Saint John"), is an American and Guyanese rapper and singer.
Saint Jhn signed with L.A. Reid's label Hitco to release his first two albums, Collection One×Collection One30 March 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Lust2:4623 Below3:113Surf Club4:014Roses2:545Reflex4:026God Bless the Internet3:507Selfish3:558God Bless the Ratchets3:459Nigga Shit (Swoosh)3:0710Traci Lords3:0711Brilliant Bitch3:0412Some Nights (extended)3:4613I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night3:18 (2018) and Ghetto Lenny's Love Songs (2019). He rose in fame in 2019 for the remix to his 2016 song "Roses×Roses30 March 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Roses2:59", produced by Kazakh DJ Imanbek, which peaked within the top five of the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped international charts. It served as lead single for his third studio album, While the World Was Burning×While the World Was Burning20 November 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Sucks To Be You3:422Switching Sides3:363Freedom Is Priceless1:594Gorgeous3:035High School Reunion, Prom3:246Monica Lewinsky, Election Year3:307Roses (remix)3:078Pray 4 Me2:539Quarantine Wifey3:5410Time for Demons2:1611Ransom3:2312Back on the Ledge3:05 (2020), certified gold by RIAA, followed by his fourth album Festival Season×FESTIVAL SEASON21 February 2025 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Never Met Superman2:402Body on Me2:313Hunting Nirvana2:584Poppin2:465Guyanese Moshpit3:236Whose Ex Wife Is This3:117Glitching2:128Stones!!!3:159U Need Jesus1:5210Hide My Shame (interlude)0:29114 the Gangsters3:3312Pay for Pucci4:1013St. Barbara’s Prayer (interlude)0:2914Fvck Being SAD2:4615High Integrity3:5316Loneliness3:0117Undecided4:1318Real Hustler3:35 (2025).
In 2019, Saint Jhn collaborated on the track "Brown Skin Girl" on Beyoncé's record and visual project The Lion King: The Gift, winning a BET Awards, two NAACP Image Awards and a Soul Train Music Awards. Through his career, Saint Jhn has written songs for several artists including Jidenna, Usher, Hoodie Allen, and Kiesza, being nominated at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for his writing contribution on Kanye West's studio album Donda. He is a founding member of the music collective Gødd Complexx.

Early life

Carlos St. John Phillips was born on August 26, 1986 in Brooklyn. Growing up, he split his time in three-year intervals between Georgetown, Guyana and the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn. He began creating music when he was twelve years old and was inspired by his older brother, who would rap in the neighborhood with friends. He wrote his first song during his first year of high school while living in Guyana.

Career

Prior to adopting the Saint Jhn stage name, he performed and wrote using his birth name, Carlos St. John (or Carlos Saint John). In 2010, he released an EP, The St. John Portfolio, and a mixtape, In Association, under his birth name. Soon after, he was flown to Los Angeles, California, by music executive Zach Katz. For two months, he wrote songs for Rihanna, but none of his records were accepted. After returning home, Saint Jhn co-wrote the Hoodie Allen song, "No Interruption". In the following years, Saint Jhn wrote songs for Kiesza, Gorgon City, and Nico & Vinz, among others. In 2016, he earned a writer credit for the Usher songs, "Crash" and "Rivals", both of which appeared on the album Hard II Love. Also in 2016, he released his first song under the moniker Saint Jhn, titled "1999". He followed that with two more songs in 2016, "Roses×Roses30 March 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Roses2:59" and "Reflex". In October 2016, it was announced that Saint Jhn would open for Post Malone during a run of shows on the West Coast.
In February 2017, Jidenna's album, The Chief, was released featuring the song, "Helicopters / Beware", which Saint Jhn co-wrote. The following month, Saint Jhn released another original track, "3 Below×3 Below3 March 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track13 Below3:11". In October 2017, he played at two festivals, Rolling Loud and the Voodoo Experience. He also released another new song, "Hermes Freestyle". In February 2018, Saint Jhn released "I Heard You Got Too Litt Last Night". On March 9, he released the song, "Albino Blue", followed by his debut album on March 30. At that time, the already-released songs on the album had accrued 50 million total streams on various platforms. In addition to working on music and a tour in support of Collection One, Saint Jhn was hired by Gucci as a model for its "Guilty" campaign alongside Adesuwa Aighewi.
In 2019, Saint Jhn was involved into Beyoncé's record project The Lion King: The Gift, being featured with Nigerian singer Wizkid and Blue Ivy Carter on the track "Brown Skin Girl". The song and accomplished visual was critical acclaimed, winning a BET Awards, two NAACP Image Awards and a Soul Train Music Awards. The music video also won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video, award in which the singer is not listed in the credits of the nomination.
In April 2020, Saint Jhn's single "Roses" hit number one on the ARIA Charts as well as the UK Singles Chart, surged by the release of the Imanbek remix. The song later received two other remixes, with Future and J Balvin, respectively. In October 2020, Saint Jhn was among the acts who performed live for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, following the success of "Roses". The song also won a IHeartRadio Music Awards while Imanbek won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remix.
On October 23, 2020, Saint Jhn released the video for the single, "Gorgeous×Gorgeous9 October 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Gorgeous3:06", which serves as the lead single for his third studio album, While the World Was Burning×While the World Was Burning20 November 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Sucks To Be You3:422Switching Sides3:363Freedom Is Priceless1:594Gorgeous3:035High School Reunion, Prom3:246Monica Lewinsky, Election Year3:307Roses (remix)3:078Pray 4 Me2:539Quarantine Wifey3:5410Time for Demons2:1611Ransom3:2312Back on the Ledge3:05. Three days later, he revealed the album's artwork, tracklist, and release date as November 20. The album includes the songs "High School Reunion, Prom", featuring Lil Uzi Vert, "Monica Lewinsky, Election Year", featuring DaBaby and A Boogie wit da Hoodie, as well as "Pray 4 Me", featuring Kanye West. Saint Jhn was also nominated with West for his songwiting contribution on Donda at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for Album of the Year.
In December 2022, Saint Jhn and London on Da Track released "Stadiums" as the first single for their upcoming collaborative album. In February 2025, Saint Jhn released his fourth album, Festival Season×FESTIVAL SEASON21 February 2025 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Never Met Superman2:402Body on Me2:313Hunting Nirvana2:584Poppin2:465Guyanese Moshpit3:236Whose Ex Wife Is This3:117Glitching2:128Stones!!!3:159U Need Jesus1:5210Hide My Shame (interlude)0:29114 the Gangsters3:3312Pay for Pucci4:1013St. Barbara’s Prayer (interlude)0:2914Fvck Being SAD2:4615High Integrity3:5316Loneliness3:0117Undecided4:1318Real Hustler3:35, which was part one of his upcoming project Collection 2. As confirmed by Saint Jhn in an interview with Angela Yee, Collection 2 will include Festival Season and (upcoming) Tears From A Popstar. The artist also shared on twitter that the singles “Humble” and “Circles×Circles9 August 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Circles3:12” would be featured on Fake Tears From A Popstar.
On August 26, 2026, Saint Jhn released a surprise album, If Tomorrow Never Comes×If Tomorrow Never Comes26 August 2026 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Pain in My Eyes2:582Dennis Rodman3:403Still Got It2:584Love Me for the Summer3:125Hard to Find2:226Skims Dress3:127Better to Be Friends2:268Peace of Mind3:209INGLORIOUS2:5210No Comment2:11.